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Brtiain’s new foreign secretary vows leading role in European foreign policy despite Brexit

Former London Mayor Boris Johnson was the surprise pick in U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May’s first cabinet, which will be responsible for negotiations with the European Union over Britain’s exit from the bloc. Photo: Getty Images

BRUSSELS—British and European Union officials on Monday pledged they would continue to work closely on foreign- and security-policy matters despite the U.K.’s plans to leave the bloc, but questions emerged about the shape of that cooperation.

EU foreign ministers, including new U.K. Foreign SecretaryBoris Johnson, a leading proponent of Britain’s exit from the bloc, met in Brussels with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry.